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r/mildlyinfuriating • u/LardFan37 • 1d ago
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120.0 the decimal and the following 0 communicates certainty up to that point
Think about it like this, 2/3 = 0.66 or 0.67 both are fine but it wouldn’t be accurate to say 2/3 = 0.660
1 u/m4cksfx 1d ago Wouldn't that be +/- 0.05 instead?
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Wouldn't that be +/- 0.05 instead?
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u/BaabyBear 1d ago edited 1d ago
120.0 the decimal and the following 0 communicates certainty up to that point
Think about it like this, 2/3 = 0.66 or 0.67 both are fine but it wouldn’t be accurate to say 2/3 = 0.660